In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. The last #1 hit ...

Santana’s track featuring Rob Thomas turns 25 this week. Why is it still a rock blockbuster? By Rob Tannenbaum “To really appreciate ‘Smooth,’ you have to embrace how cheesy ‘Smooth’ is,” Rob Thomas ...

I saw this one while walking down E Olive, near the Rite Aid. Sometimes you just need to be reminded of the "Smooth"'s existence. Weirdly, a couple of months ago my friend randomly posted this Rolling ...

As pop princesses and boy bands exploded onto the charts at the turn of the millennium, one song crept out of nowhere to sit atop the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 consecutive weeks. Twenty years later, ...